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Shah ʻAbbas : the king who refashioned Iran / Sholeh A. Quinn.
Loaned to Another Library DS292.6 .Q56 2015
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Quinn, Sholeh Alysia, author.
- Series:
- Makers of the Muslim world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- ʻAbbās I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629.
- ʻAbbās.
- Iran--History--Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736.
- Iran.
- History.
- Ṣafavid Dynasty (Iran).
- Genre:
- History.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 142 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Oneworld Publications, 2015.
- Summary:
- "In this wide-ranging profile, Sholen A. Quinn explores Shah ʻAbbas's rise to power and his subsequent interactions with religious movements and artistic developments, reaching beyond the historical narrative to assess the true impact of the man and his politics."--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- Historical background
- Early years : 1571-1598
- Building half the world : 1598-1612
- Religion and power in Isfahan
- From half the world to the other half : warfare and diplomacy
- The arts in the service of kingship
- The final phase : 1612-1629.
- Notes:
- "A Oneworld book"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version
- ISBN:
- 9781851684250
- 1851684255
- OCLC:
- 920859946
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